Literature and Society, 1760-1850
Course #: ENGL 374
Description:
A study of how popular culture reflected broad social and cultural changes in Britain. Emphasis given to expanding empire, technological advances, and increasing urbanization, which created a rapidly modernizing culture with changing class structures and literary audiences. Attention to how authors from Burns to the Bront’s engaged and theorized the resulting pressures.
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite: ENGL 200 or 201 or 202